Christopher Newport University


CNU's LifeLong Learning Society to Celebrate 20th Anniversary

News Release - February 19, 2009

Media Contacts:
Lori Jacobs
University Relations
lori.jacobs@cnu.edu
(757) 594-7961

(NEWPORT NEWS, VA) – Christopher Newport University's LifeLong Learning Society (LLS) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a platinum gala concert featuring the Virginia Symphony on Sunday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m. The performance will be held at CNU's Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall. Proceeds from the gala will benefit the LLS Operation Endowment. The concert will be conducted by maestro Matt Kraemer and will feature Broadway and operatic selections including Bizet's Carmen, Bernstein's West Side Story and Gershwin's Porgy & Bess among others.

Tickets are $35 per person and are available at ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. A charitable gift to the LLS of $100 and above entitles donors to attend a private, post-performance reception with Virginia Symphony musicians. For additional information, contact LLS at (757) 269.4368.

CNU's LifeLong Learning Society is a membership organization dedicated to persons of retirement age who seek opportunities for learning in an environment of sharing and fellowship. To request a catalog or for more information, visit the LifeLong Learning Society at lifelonglearning.cnu.edu.


Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 5,000 students in rigorous academic programs through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Joseph W. Luter III College of Business and Leadership and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.